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Star Map of the Milky Way's Outer Halo
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Images of the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are overlaid on a map of the surrounding area, our galaxy's galactic halo. Dark blue represents a low concentration of stars; lighter blues indicate increasing stellar density. The map spans from about 200,000 light-years to 325,000 light-years from the galactic center and provides the first clear view of the major features in this region. The LMC is orbiting the Milky Way and will eventually merge with it.
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Credit lineStar Map of the Milky Way's Outer Halo. NASA/JPL, 2021-04-21. Public domain. ID: PIA24571.
